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Hi 0. LOWRIB. TOILET STAND} No. 354,917. Patented 1m.- 28,1886.

Usrrnn STATES PATENT Orrren.

HARVEY C. LOWBIE, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

TOI LET-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 354,917, dated December 28, 1886:

- Application filed May 8, 1886. Serial No. 201,549. (No modeL') To all whom it may concern.- I

Be it known that I, HARVEY O. LOWRIE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, county of Arapahoe, and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet-Stands,fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming apart of the same. V

This invention relates to that class of toiletstands or dressingcascs in which, in order to economize room, a wash-stand, or, strictly speaking, a wash-bowl and its attendant accessories, are combined with a bureau or dressing-case, the combination being such that by a manipulation of a top or cover the washbowl may be concealed, or exposed for use.

The great desideratum in this class of furniture is to so combine the Wash-bowl and an range the fresh-water tank and waste-receptacle with a stand or bureau that a compact structure is obtained having the outward appearances of a bureau or dressing-case, yet pro-.

viding all the necessary facilities for toilet purposes; and it is to the attainment of this result that the present invention is directed.

The improved structure consists, briefly, in

, a toilet-stand containing a set ofdrawers and the ordinary mirror, and having a slab or top upon which are arranged deck drawers or receptacles, so positioned as to leave a central space thereon, below the surface of which top there, is provided a wash-bowl that is concealed when not in use by a level cover, which may be moved to one side without disarranging any other portion of the stand, to expose the wash-bowl and the fresh-water faucet for use. Below the wash-bowl there is arranged a closet for a waste-receptacle, and closed by a door having a mirror. It also consists in a flexible horrizontally-sliding cover, combined with a slab or top that is adapted for use as. a table, and for concealing an opening in said top.

A practical embodiment of this improved structure is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toiletstand in its normal condition, embodying the improvements; Fig. 2, a vertical central section of the same, taken through the wash-bowl and closet for the waste-receptacle, showing the movable cover in its closed position; Fig.

- 3, a like View of a portion of the stand, show ing the cover moved so as to expose the washbowl. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a portion of the stand, taken on a plane with the front of the stand, showing particularly the deck receptacles, wash-bow1, and side drawers; and Fig. 5, a like view showing a modified arrangement of the movable cover or top.

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that the structure consists of a stand, A, sup porting in the usual manner a mirror, B, said stand being provided with-a marble or other top, a, upon which are mounted deck receptacles b 0, arranged upon each side of the top so O, that is secured to its under side in any suit able manner, and having a central waste-outlet, 0, and an overflow, p, projecting into the closet m, in which a waste receptacle, D, is provided to catch the water allowed to flow from the bowl. A shallow receptacle, E, may be employedinwhich the waste-receptacle will stand, so as to catch any water that might otherwise fall on the closet-floor, or overflow the bucket.

The deck receptacle 1) has an ordinary drawer, as shown, while'the receptacle 0 is provided with a tank, F, for containing fresh water, its cover a being removable, so that access may be had to. it for refilling or for cleansing purposes. This tank at its lower end is provided with a conduit, a, that passes through the top a of the stand, and along, either in agroove therein or on its under side, to the washbowl, where it has a faucet, o, as clearly seen in Fig. 4. This conduit u might, of course, be jointed between the bottoin of the tank and bowl, so as to permit the removal of the tank from its receptacle 0 for repair and other purposes.

Between the deck receptacles b a, and di rectly over the slab or top a, there is provided a movable cover, G, which, when the washbowl is not in use, forms a perfectly level top or table that completely conceals the bowl, and which may be conveniently moved to expose it for use. This cover G slides in grooves 9, (see Fig. 4,) formed in the sides of the receptacles b c, which are continued by a curve, 10, down alongside of the back board of the stand A to a stop, 12. In orderto enable the cover to follow these grooves 9 it is formed of a number of narrow slats, w, that are tong'ued and grooved, as shown, and firmly secured-together at their under sides by a flexible sheet of rubber or other similar material, as leather or canvas, which, when the cover is in its closed position, Fig. 2, will form a tight and even surface and of considerable strength.

The forward slat of the cover G is preferably made somewhat wider than the remaining slats for effective operation in pulling the flexible cover over the opening in the slat or top,

and preventing it from doubling on the curve.

This forward slat is provided with a strip,

that extends slightly beyond its edge, so as to overlie a permanent front strip, at, concealing the forward end of the cover and affording a ofthe sliding cover, and forms a finish at the back of the stand, concealing the turn made by said sliding cover, and might also form a stop against which the handle or strip 1 may abut to prevent the cover sliding too far. While this arrangement of cover for closing the opening in the slab or top and concealing and exposing the wash-bowl affords a perfect horizontal top or table thereto when closed, and a convenient mode of removing it, the arrangement may be such that the cover G can be directed upward to the back of the stand, as

shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2; or, as in Fig. 5, the cover may be formed in two pieces d1 vided centrally, eachpiece being arranged to slide sidewise in recesses formed in the under side of the deck receptacles, in either of which arrangements by a simple sliding movement the opening in the top or slab and the bowl is concealed or exposed without disturbing any other portion of the stand. 1

While the slats w, composing the sliding and flexible cover G, have been described assecured together by a backing of flexible material, it is obvious that they may be fastened by elastic cords running through them from back to front, and suitably secured at each end to the end slats.

The space in the stand may be further utilized by forming a shelf, 18, under the bowl,- that is concealed by a drawer, d, having a front and two side pieces, but no bottom or back.

From the foregoing description it will beseen that a' structure of great simplicity is provided in which two useful articles of furniture-a bureau and a wash-stand-are combined in such a manner that its general appearance closet seat or a butlers sinkin which it is desired to conceal and expose an opening therein, and when closed afi'ord a suitable top or table for use in the ordinary way.

lam aware that sliding tops have heretofore been used in connection with wash-bowls; but such tops have passed at some distance above the wash-bowl in curved grooves or lines, thus consuming considerable vertical space; and I am also aware that deck receptacles having a central horizontal top concealing a wash-bowl have been provided; but in such structures one of the deck receptacles was connected to said top, and was hinged so that the whole turned up vertically to one side of the stand. In my improved structure both of the deck receptacles are utilized and remain undisturbed, and upon which toilet articles may rest, while a sliding cover or top for the wash-bowl is provided whose flat surface is moved in a horizontal plane, and which may be employed, when closed, as a table as in simple ordinary bureaus.

It may sometimes be preferred to use but one deck receptacle, and in such case it might be arranged at the back-of the bowl, parallel with the mirror, taking the place of the box H.

Fresh water may also be led directly from the water-service, and the waste be connected with a sewer by any suitable connections; and, further, the bowl and closet might be arranged at one side of the stand, and the drawer on one side bethus widened, the others being omitted, as in an ordinary commode.

What I claim is- 1. In a combined bureau and wash-stand, the combination, with its deck receptacles, as b c, and a bowl arranged therebetween, of a flat cover arranged to slide between said receptacles to cover and uncover said bowl, substantially as described.

2. A combined bureau and wash-stand, consisting of a slab or top, a, provided with a wash-bowl beneath its surface and having deck receptacles, as'b c, on either side thereof, and a horizontal flexible cover, G, arranged to slide between said, receptacles over said bowl to cover and uncover the same, substantially as described.

3. A combined bureau and washstand, consisting of a stand provided with. drawers, a

slab or top, a, having a bowl, 0, arranged beneath its surface and in a fixed position with relation to the stand, a deck receptacle, as 0, providing a water-tank having communication with said bowl, and a flat cover, G, sliding horizontally above said slab to cover and uncover said how], substantially as described.

4. A combined bureau and wash-stand, consisting of a stand provided with drawers and a central closet, aslab or top, a, providedwith a wash-bowl, O, beneath its surface, deck-receptaoles b c, mounted on. said slab, one on either side of said bowl, and a flat cover, G, arranged to slide onsaid slab and between the deck receptacles, substantially as described.

5. Acoinbined bureau and wash-stand, consisting of a stand provided with drawers and a central closet, a slab or top, a, provided with a wash-bowl, G, beneath its surface, deck re ceptacles 'b c, mounted on said slab, one on either side of said bowl, one ofwhich receptacles, as 0, containing a fresh-water tank and provided with connections with the bowl,'and a faucet to supply water thereto, and a flat cover, G, arranged to slide on said slab and between the deck receptacles to cover and uncover said bowl and faucet, substantially as described.

6.- A combined bureau and wash-stand, consisting of a slab or top, a, provided with a wash-bowl, C, beneath its surface, separate deck receptacles b c, mounted on said slab, one on each side of said bowl, a receptacle, H, mounted over said slab at the rear of the bowl and between said deck receptacles, and a horizontal flexible cover, G, arranged to slide between said deck receptacles under said receptacle H, and over said bowl to cover and uncover the same, substantially as described.

7 A combined bureau and wash-stand, consisting of a stand provided with drawers, a slab or top, a, having a bowl, 0, and a freshwater faucet arranged directlybeneath its surface and in a fixed position with relation to the stand, a deck receptacle, as c, providing a water-tank in communication with said faucet, and a flat cover, G, sliding horizontally above said slab to cover and uncover the bowl and faucet, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARVEY G. LOWRIE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM BRADSTREET GRAY, ANDREW RYAN. 

